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St. Louis Cardinals @ Cleveland Guardians

2023-05-26 Β· Night game Β· Progressive Field Β· Att: 31303 Β· 63Β°F, sunny Β· Wind 14 mph from CF Β· 2:30

Cleveland Guardians defeated St. Louis Cardinals 4–3. Cleveland Guardians opened the scoring in the 5th β€” Steven Kwan singles on a ground ball to left fielder Alec Burleson. Andres Gimenez scores. Mike Zunino to 3rd. Myles Straw to 2nd. The game's biggest swing came in the 8th: Paul DeJong grounds into a double play, third baseman Jose Ramirez to second baseman Andres Gimenez to first baseman Josh Naylor. Brendan Donovan out at 2nd. Paul DeJong out at 1st β€” worth 16% in win probability.

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Line score

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W: Shane Bieber   L: Matthew Liberatore   SV: Emmanuel Clase

Umpires β€” HP: Chris Guccione Β· 1B: David Rackley Β· 2B: Edwin Jimenez Β· 3B: Edwin Moscoso Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Lars Nootbaar413111
Paul Goldschmidt402011
Nolan Gorman400011
Nolan Arenado300100
Willson Contreras300010
Brendan Donovan412000
Paul DeJong400001
Alec Burleson200110
Tommy Edman311010

Cleveland Guardians β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Steven Kwan411101
Amed Rosario301312
Jose Ramirez401000
Josh Bell400000
Josh Naylor401000
Gabriel Arias200011
Andres Gimenez210000
Mike Zunino312000
Myles Straw311001

St. Louis Cardinals β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Matthew Liberatore5.0522
Chris Stratton2.0003
Andre Pallante1.0200

Cleveland Guardians β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Shane Bieber6.2542
Trevor Stephan0.2120
Enyel De Los Santos0.2000
Emmanuel Clase1.0202

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Lars Nootbaar: K
  • Paul Goldschmidt: 9/F9LS
  • Nolan Gorman: W
  • Nolan Arenado: 4/L4D

Bot 1

  • Steven Kwan: 31/G34
  • Amed Rosario: K
  • Jose Ramirez: 43/G4M

Top 2

  • Willson Contreras: 63/G6
  • Brendan Donovan: 43/G34
  • Paul DeJong: K

Bot 2

  • Josh Bell: 9/L9
  • Josh Naylor: 63/G6
  • Gabriel Arias: W
  • Andres Gimenez: 43/G4

Top 3

  • Alec Burleson: 43/G34
  • Tommy Edman: 43/G4
  • Lars Nootbaar: S8/L89
  • Paul Goldschmidt: CS2(24)

Bot 3

  • Mike Zunino: S6/G56
  • Myles Straw: 2/BP2F/FL
  • Steven Kwan: 46(1)/FO/L4M.B-1
  • Amed Rosario: W.1-2
  • Jose Ramirez: 64(1)/FO/G6.B-1

Top 4

  • Paul Goldschmidt: S8/G6M
  • Nolan Gorman: 4/L4+
  • Nolan Arenado: 8/F89S
  • Willson Contreras: 3/P3SF/FL

Bot 4

  • Josh Bell: 43/G4M
  • Josh Naylor: 63/G6
  • Gabriel Arias: K

Top 5

  • Brendan Donovan: 7/L7L
  • Paul DeJong: 7/F78S
  • Alec Burleson: W
  • Tommy Edman: 63/G6M

Bot 5

  • Andres Gimenez: HP
  • Mike Zunino: S9/F9S.1-2
  • Myles Straw: S8/G4M.2-3;1-2
  • Steven Kwan: S7/G56.3-H;2-3;1-2
  • Amed Rosario: D7/L7L.3-H;2-H;1-H
  • Jose Ramirez: 3/P34
  • Josh Bell: 3/G34.2-3
  • Josh Naylor: 3/P3F/FL

Top 6

  • Lars Nootbaar: S9/L9
  • Paul Goldschmidt: S9/F9.1-2
  • Nolan Gorman: 3/G3.2-3;1-2
  • Nolan Arenado: 8/SF/F8D.3-H
  • Willson Contreras: 43/G4

Bot 6

  • Gabriel Arias: 43/G6M
  • Andres Gimenez: 13/G1
  • Mike Zunino: 53/G56

Top 7

  • Brendan Donovan: S7/G6
  • Paul DeJong: 3/G3S-.1-2
  • Alec Burleson: WP.2-3
  • Alec Burleson: 7/SF/F78D.3-H
  • Tommy Edman: W
  • Lars Nootbaar: W.1-2
  • Paul Goldschmidt: W.2-3;1-2
  • Nolan Gorman: 5/P5SF/FL

Bot 7

  • Myles Straw: K
  • Steven Kwan: K
  • Amed Rosario: K

Top 8

  • Nolan Arenado: 7/F7LD
  • Willson Contreras: W
  • Brendan Donovan: S7/L7S.1-2
  • Paul DeJong: 54(1)3/GDP/G56

Bot 8

  • Jose Ramirez: S7/L78
  • Josh Bell: CS2(26)
  • Josh Bell: 13/G23
  • Josh Naylor: S7/G56.BX2(74)

Top 9

  • Alec Burleson: 43/G4
  • Tommy Edman: D8/L8XD
  • Lars Nootbaar: D7/F7D+.2-H
  • Paul Goldschmidt: K
  • Nolan Gorman: K

Notes & reviews

  • Guardians challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld.